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vss

04-11-2009, 11:12 PM

Eddie

04-11-2009, 11:22 PM

Pearl diamond caught my interest recently, since it is said to be genetically closest to the original golden discus mutated from brown discus, which seems almost extincted nowadays. Also, the RGD is said to be created based on pearl diamond. However, all pearl diamonds I've seen by far are either albino ones or juvs. Can anybody post a picture of an adult pearl diamond if possible?

Thanks!:D

-Xiaofei

Hello Xiaofei, I have 2 very young PDs and they are very different. One looks like a pigeon and the other look like a Rose Red but orange. I'll try to get some good pictures of them tonight. I am very partial to the orange looking rose red one, my favorite. I'd love to see some adults.

Eddie

Wahter

04-11-2009, 11:51 PM

Pearl diamond caught my interest recently, since it is said to be genetically closest to the original golden discus mutated from brown discus, which seems almost extincted nowadays. Also, the RGD is said to be created based on pearl diamond. However, all pearl diamonds I've seen by far are either albino ones or juvs. Can anybody post a picture of an adult pearl diamond if possible?

Thanks!:D

-Xiaofei

Here's a thread with some photos.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?t=58692

Walter

vss

04-11-2009, 11:57 PM

Hello Xiaofei, I have 2 very young PDs and they are very different. One looks like a pigeon and the other look like a Rose Red but orange. I'll try to get some good pictures of them tonight. I am very partial to the orange looking rose red one, my favorite. I'd love to see some adults.

Eddie

Thanks a lot Eddie! I still remember how they were like when you received them from Forrest. They are really special fish. Can't wait to see how they are looking like right now! :)

-Xiaofei

vss

04-11-2009, 11:59 PM

Here's a thread with some photos.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?t=58692

Walter

Thanks Walter for the link! Jeff's award-winning Albino pearl diamond definitely look gorgeous, but they are albinos...do you know if there's any picture for non-albino adult pearl diamonds? Thanks!

-Xiaofei

Eddie

04-12-2009, 12:30 AM

Thanks Walter for the link! Jeff's award-winning Albino pearl diamond definitely look gorgeous, but they are albinos...do you know if there's any picture for non-albino adult pearl diamonds? Thanks!

-Xiaofei

Definitely, I'm anxious to see the non-albino strains.

Eddie

Eddie

04-12-2009, 12:33 AM

Thanks a lot Eddie! I still remember how they were like when you received them from Forrest. They are really special fish. Can't wait to see how they are looking like right now! :)

-Xiaofei

Xiaofei,

They are not growing like my others so you may not see too much difference in size. The one that looks like a pigeon has white striations developing and the other is a deeper brown, with no striations. I will post pics later though so you can see.

Eddie

Eddie

04-12-2009, 09:25 AM

Here you go Xiaofei, they are still young and small in size. I need to work on them alot.

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss289/extremeist/pearl%20diamonds/IMG_2279.jpg
http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss289/extremeist/pearl%20diamonds/IMG_2288.jpg
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http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss289/extremeist/pearl%20diamonds/IMG_2298.jpg
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http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss289/extremeist/pearl%20diamonds/IMG_2301.jpg
http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss289/extremeist/pearl%20diamonds/IMG_2305.jpg

vss

04-12-2009, 10:17 AM

Here you go Xiaofei, they are still young and small in size. I need to work on them alot.

Thanks for so many pictures Eddie :). They are very unique, pigeon-like white striations and complete blood red eyes, but totally no peppering, and with stress bars, wow~~Now I see why people say it's a great tool for improving strains. it's natural that golden-based fish show slow growth (my RGD is far behind other fish now:(), but with your seafood power mix, i'm sure there'll be a huge difference after a few months. :D

-Xiaofei

Eddie

04-12-2009, 10:19 AM

Thanks for so many pictures Eddie :). They are very unique, pigeon-like white striations and complete blood red eyes, but totally no peppering, and with stress bars, wow~~Now I see why people say it's a great tool for improving strains. it's natural that golden-based fish show slow growth (my RGD is far behind other fish now:(), but with your seafood power mix, i'm sure there'll be a huge difference after a few months. :D

-Xiaofei

Thanks Xiaofei, I will definitely keep you updated on their growth and development. Best of luck in your search for the adult picture. I am looking too. :)

Eddie

Ed13

04-12-2009, 11:35 AM

Xiaofei, I ran into the same problem sometime ago got very interested on PD but I had no clue of how adults looks and could not find pics except for albinos.
I do remember what I think was a pair posted by, if my memory is working correctly, Jeffry Yang. If I remember correctly the fish looked like a RGD but cream color instead. Not really "impressive", but their shape was awesome and they had this "royalty" look to them

Ed13

04-12-2009, 11:49 AM

Maybe I was confused:confused: I think this is the pair but it says Albino:o
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?t=58692

seanyuki

04-12-2009, 12:25 PM

I think the pearl diamond discus is the same as the yellow white discus....only given the name by the breeders.

Cheers
Francis:)

George

04-12-2009, 12:45 PM

Ed13

04-12-2009, 01:22 PM

You can see Jeffery Yang's adult Albino Pearl Diamonds here but if you are not a registered user you will need to do so to see them. They are very nice.
George

http://www.discus.com.my/forum/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=698

We're looking for non albino Pearl Diamonds, I made the mistake thinking I had seen them but they were albinos.

If only Forrest or Jeffrey could show us one or two.;)

George

04-12-2009, 01:39 PM

I have not seen a non Albino Pearl Discus and I even checked my price list from a few farms that I import from and they only show the Albino strain. I have seen Pearl Whites maybe it is a cross with an Albino strain to get the APD and maybe there is no non APD

vera

04-12-2009, 01:54 PM

Fantastic shape Eddie
keep a good job!!!

Rod

04-12-2009, 03:37 PM

I don't think there are non albino pearl diamond. Jeffrey Yang told me the pearl diamond are throwbacks from Ung Seng Lip's breeding line of ARGD, Jeffrey gave them the name to differentiate them for marketing purposes. A non albino pearl diamond would look like a regular golden discus i think.

Rod:)

Roxanne

04-12-2009, 05:42 PM

<<<<<<Like this Rod???:D

Eddie, those fish are looking might chunky there mate:D..how long are they now?

Rox

Ed13

04-12-2009, 06:52 PM

Eddie

04-12-2009, 07:31 PM

There are non albino pearl diamonds, Kenny had some for sale sometime ago and well Eddie has some too, the thing is who has adults or pics of adults:confused: :alien:
Our best bet is to wait for Forrest or Jeffrey to post some of theirs or contact Ung Sen Lip. OR, we can wait for Eddie's PD to grow up:D

Yeah..Ed, that may take a while at the rate these guys are growing LOL. They are the aggressors in the tank though.

Can't wait til they develop more.

Eddie

Eddie

04-13-2009, 06:10 AM

Fantastic shape Eddie
keep a good job!!!

Thanks Vera, hope all is well.

Eddie

vera

03-09-2010, 01:48 PM

Hey Eddie!
i havent been on forum for a while , any updates on yr PDs:)

Eddie

03-09-2010, 07:36 PM

Hey Eddie!
i havent been on forum for a while , any updates on yr PDs:)

Hey Vera, it has been quite a while, glad to see you back! Unfortunately I lost both of my Pearl Diamonds. The better of the 2 took a jump from small slit at the top of the tank. I found it dead on the floor in the morning. The second one died from a very deadly outbreak I went through about 8-9 months ago. :( Its all good though, lessens learned and still pushing forward!

Take care,

Eddie

vera

03-10-2010, 02:59 AM

Thank u Eddie
Sorry for losses :( a Dolphin style , few days back i found one of the biggest ...on the floor was still alive , but drying out..he bred 10 min later after i placed him back in the tank lol

Take care:)